to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
severe; strict; tough; hard
remark; statement; discourse
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
about when; about what time; how soon
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
many; numerous; various; large number of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
imitation of classical styles
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
text written in literary style
Japanese text; sentence in Japanese
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
writing in a European language; European text; Roman letters
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)